Wisbech St Mary plays host to annual youth tournament

Wisbech St Mary played host to a feast of football as the club hosted its annual youth tournament over the weekend.

The event - one of the biggest events of its kind in the country - attracted big numbers, as close to 400 teams from up and down the UK battled it out for glory over two days.

A feast of football was played out across 26 pitches, involving some 3,000 players and 100 referees.

Paul Albutt, one of the organising committee, said: "We probably had fewer teams than last season, as we went from 28 pitches down to 26 after losing a bit of space because of the 3G pitch.

"We were very pleased with how the tournament went and we've already received a lot of positive messages back from clubs.

"Having a tournament like this helps us to provide football for 300 children and adults at weekends.

"We've got a dedicated bunch of coaches and volunteers here at the club and they are buying into the ethos of what we are trying to do."

Wisbech St Mary under-14s were winners on the Sunday, while Wisbech St Mary Purple were runners-up in the under-12 section.

On Saturday, Wisbech St Mary Blacks were runners-up in the under-11s section and Chatteris Blue claimed the runners-up berth for the U11 girls.